Trump to be nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

“Today I will nominate Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize,” Issa wrote. “No one deserves it more.”

Issa did not specify in his post why he was nominating the president - in a subsequent statement, however, Issa’s spokesperson pointed to Trump’s peace efforts in the Middle East.

“Congressman Issa recently led a Codel to four Middle East nations – he observed first-hand and from several heads of state that the spirit of peace and moving away from conflict is real and multilateral,” Jonathan Wilcox, Issa’s deputy chief of staff and communications director, stated.

He also added that Trump's advocacy is an aspiration of a world without war, and we are seeing this come into focus in several regions of the world today – not just one.

The announcement comes as Trump has reset U.S. policy around the Ukraine war, ramping up pressure on Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy while thawing relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize multiple times in the past but has never won the coveted prize.

In February 2019, Trump claimed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to reach a peace agreement with North Korea.

Rep. Claudia Tenney said in January 2024 that she nominated Trump for his role in brokering the historic Abraham Accords during his first term.

Some observers have speculated that Trump’s push for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is, in part, so he could get another chance at the Nobel Peace Prize.

Just this past weekend, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended Trump’s approach to brokering a deal between Russia and Ukraine, saying, “If this was a Democrat that was doing this, everyone would be saying, 'Well, he’s on his way to the Nobel Peace Prize.'"